Jeremiah 48:24

24 Kerioth and Bozrah have also been judged. And so have all of the towns of Moab, far and near alike.

Jeremiah 48:24 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 48:24

And upon Kerioth
Which once belonged to the tribe of Judah, ( Joshua 15:25 ) ; from this place Judas Iscariot is by some thought to have his name; as if it was "Ish Kerioth", "a man of Kerioth". Grotius takes it to be the Goiratha of Ptolemy: and upon Bozrah;
not in Idumea, but in Moab; the same with Bezer, ( Joshua 21:36 ) ; and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, for and near;
all the rest of the cities not named, whether nearer or farther off from Aroer.

Jeremiah 48:24 In-Context

22 Dibon, Nebo and Beth Diblathaim have been judged.

23 So have Kiriathaim, Beth Gamul and Beth Meon.

24 Kerioth and Bozrah have also been judged. And so have all of the towns of Moab, far and near alike.

25 Moab's power is gone. Its strength is broken," announces the Lord.

26 "Moab's people think they are better than I am. So let their enemies make them drunk. Let the people get sick and throw up. Let them roll around in the mess they have made. Let people laugh at them.